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Landsberg Law Office

Landsberg Law Office

Executive Center
1088 Bishop Street
Suite Penthouse
Honolulu , HI 96813
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Phone: (808) 230-7419
http://www.808crime.com

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Legal Topic

Bankruptcy

Sub-Topics

Foreclosure

Legal Topic

Criminal Defense

Sub-Topics

Automotive

  • Traffic Violations

Sex Crimes

  • Abduction
  • Child Abuse
  • Child Pornography
  • Indecent Exposure
  • Prostitution, Solicitation, & Pandering
  • Rape
  • Sexual Assault
  • Stalking
  • Trafficking in Women

Legal Topic

Immigration

Sub-Topics

Citizenship or Naturalization

Permanent Resident (Green Card)

Visas

Number of Attorneys

One. But our network of resources includes other solo attorneys as well as attorneys working for the most expensive firms in town, so you get the benefit of a large firm at the cost of a small term.

State Licensed In

Hawaii

Firm Focus

The Landsberg Law Office specializes in trial work of all types. A lot of attorneys have no trial experience. We smile at them and cannot wait to see them in court.

Firm History

Information coming soon.

Example Cases

1. A few years ago a man came to me whose wife lost her arm in a car wreck. The government said he was responsible. He confessed three times, twice recorded and once to a Federal probation officer. The Detective produced a tape that he claimed said the wife accused the husband. The paramedic said the wife blamed the husband explicitly. The story was on the news everyday. The Advertiser used it as an example of people so obviously guilty of Domestic Violence. Since he was acquitted after a full jury trial they've since reaffirmed their love, and gone on to have their fifth baby.

2. About a year after that case, another man came to me being accused of touching a very young girl in a very bad place. He had no alibi. Although he was warned not to return to that girl's house, he went back there again. Besides the girl, at least two eyewitnesses came to testify. The prosecutor called a therapist to testify that he all but admitted to her in a therapy session. But he wasn't guilty, and after carefully constructed cross examination the jury realized that the family had made up their story to protect one of the little girl's male family members.

3. Attorneys joke about the Defense "Not My Pants". As a defense attorney we have to show that you had no idea that this large, bulging pipe and drugs were in your pants, but you didn't know it. Never mind that no juror has ever looked inside his own pants and said "Hey, who put these drugs in here". It's a hard defense to sell, one of the hardest. So when the judge looked me in the eye and said, based on my client's record, my client was getting the maximum sentence. We had no option except to have a full jury trial based on the defense "Not my pants". And oh yeah, he had drug paraphernalia in his hand as well. HIS HAND. Not my pants, not my hand. And despite three police officers saying the drug, the pipe, and the scale were in his pants and HAND, the jury didn't believe them. They instead believed that a Drag Queen named "Bermudez" ordered him to wear a certain pair of shorts in order to set him up with the police, so that Bermudez could sleep with the Defendant's 20 year old Eskimo boyfriend. That's how they knew it was true, it was too peculiar to be made up.

What is your firm's point of view regarding clients educating themselves on legal issues?

I prefer it. It's important that we all work together as a team to win the case together. The more educated the client, the higher level we can work together. The less I need to explain about the process, the more I can work on the peculiar factors of the case. But I always compare it to dental health. I brush my teeth. I even floss. But when it comes to a root canal, give me anasthetic and make it hurt as little as possible.

Are your attorneys willing to review documents prepared by clients?

Absolutely.

Are your attorneys willing to coach clients who want to represent themselves?

We're open to it, it depends on the particular case as some of the cases I deal with can't be coached. On the other hand, for certain types of traffic tickets we pretty much only coach, and never appear for the client at all.?????

Are your attorneys willing to help a client with one discrete part of a case, without taking on the whole case?

Yes, depending on the situation.

What are your policies about dividing work among the firm's partners, associates, and paralegals to make the process most cost-effective for the client?

I do all the work myself. I only charge for my legal work time. Processing, serving, filing time, I don't charge for any of that. Calling and consulting with other attorneys, I don't charge for any of that.


How frequently does your firm use mediation, arbitration, or collaborative law to resolve cases?

We are open to it.

Does your firm provide pro bono legal services or otherwise participate in your community?

I provide Pro Bono Services for some in the art/comedy community.

What distinguishes your law firm from others?

Me. I'm the one thing other firms don't have. My knowledge, my skill, and my experience. MY choices and my preparation. My preparation started before law school. As a boy having conversations with my father, I was learning about the importance of questioning the government, or looking at things with a skeptical eye, or not always trusting police.

Office Hours

24 hrs. a day, 7 days a week.

Emergency After Hours

Yes

Foreign Languages

Japanese and Chuuk

Fixed-Price Services and Fees

Yes.

Hourly Rates

Information coming soon.

Free Initial Consultation?

The consultation is free for as long as it takes for me to collect all the information from you that I need to determine my strategy to attack the case. As I explain the strategy to you, that's all included. Once we start implementing the strategy, or explaining the specific legal principles that we will engage to achieve our goals, then we are on the clock.

Typical Retainer

I generally don't take a hearing for less than $2000. And the price goes up with the complexity.

Understanding Fees

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